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Syria: The Christians who have taken up arms

This week, a rare deal with the Syrian regime leads to the release of a group of nuns held captive by rebels for over three months. But the move does little to allay the Christian minority's fears over what could happen to them in a post-Assad Syria. Meanwhile, war has been declared on Iraq by Saudi Arabia and Qatar - or at least that's what Iraq's prime minister tells France 24's Marc Perelman.